Commercial Manager

Thatcher Associates; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or car allowance

Pension

Benefits package

Job summary

The role of Commercial Manager is with Thatcher Associates, overseeing the commercial performance of civil engineering projects across the South West and Midlands. You will lead a surveying team, manage contracts, and influence commercial strategy beyond a reporting function.

Applications require proven UK civil engineering commercial experience, NEC/JCT knowledge, and a valid driving licence for travel across Gloucestershire and the Midlands. Competitive salary and car allowance offered.

Qualifications

• Proven commercial management experience within civil engineering.
• Experience leading and developing surveying teams.
• Strong knowledge of NEC and/or JCT contract forms.
• UK driving licence and willingness to travel across sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial delivery across a portfolio of civil engineering projects from tender to final account.
• Manage and develop a team of quantity surveyors.
• Oversee contract administration, risk management and dispute avoidance.
• Review and report on project cost, margin and cash position to senior management.
• Support bid/tender activity, including commercial strategy and pricing review.
• Build and maintain client relationships across frameworks and repeat clients.

Skills

Commercial management

Team leadership

Client relationship management

Education

Degree in quantity surveying or related

RICS/CICES membership

Tools

NEC contracts

JCT contracts

Job description

Gloucestershire / Midlands | Salary competitive, dependent on experience | Car allowance

The Opportunity:

An established civil engineering principal contractor working across the South West and Midlands, delivering infrastructure, highways, industrial and commercial, flood defence, and bridges and structures projects up to around £20 million. Their work spans local authority frameworks, national highways, and private sector clients, including major housebuilders.

They are looking for a Commercial Manager to take overall responsibility for the commercial performance of a portfolio of civil engineering projects, leading a team of surveyors and reporting directly into senior management. This is a role with genuine influence over how projects are commercially run, not just a reporting function.

What you will be doing:

• Leading commercial delivery across a portfolio of civil engineering projects, from tender through to final account
• Managing and developing a team of quantity surveyors
• Overseeing contract administration, risk management and dispute avoidance
• Reviewing and reporting on project cost, margin and cash position to senior management
• Supporting bid and tender activity, including commercial strategy and pricing review
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships across frameworks and repeat clients

What you will need:

• Proven commercial management experience within civil engineering, ideally at principal contractor level in the UK
• Strong working knowledge of NEC and/or JCT contract forms
• Experience managing and developing a surveying team
• Full UK driving licence, given travel across sites in Gloucestershire and the Midlands
• A degree in quantity surveying, commercial management or a related discipline is preferred, along with membership of a relevant professional body such as RICS or CICES.
• You must have the right to live and work in the UK
• You must have UK construction experience

What is on offer:

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience
• Company vehicle or car allowance
• Pension and standard benefits package
• Genuine scope to shape commercial strategy across a varied project portfolio